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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 97of 286

قُلْ مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّۭا لِّجِبْرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُۥ نَزَّلَهُۥ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِكَ بِإِذْنِ ٱللَّهِ مُصَدِّقًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُدًۭى وَبُشْرَىٰ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴿٩٧

Translation (Sahih International)

Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel - it is [none but] he who has brought the Qur'an down upon your heart, [O Muhammad], by permission of Allah, confirming that which was before it and as guidance and good tidings for the believers."

Word-by-word meaning

قُلْqulSay
مَنmanWhoever
كَانَkānais
عَدُوًّۭاʿaduwwanan enemy
لِّجِبْرِيلَlijib'rīlato Jibreel
فَإِنَّهُۥfa-innahuthen indeed he
نَزَّلَهُۥnazzalahubrought it down
عَلَىٰʿalāon
قَلْبِكَqalbikayour heart
بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby (the) permission
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
مُصَدِّقًۭاmuṣaddiqanconfirming
لِّمَاlimāwhat
بَيْنَbayna(was)
يَدَيْهِyadayhibefore it
وَهُدًۭىwahudanand a guidance
وَبُشْرَىٰwabush'rāand glad tiding(s)
لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَlil'mu'minīnafor the believers

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Jews are the Enemies of JibrilImam Abu Ja`far bin Jarir At-Tabari said, "The scholars of Tafsir agree that this Ayah (2: 97-98) was revealed in response to the Jews who claimed that Jibril (Gabriel) is an enemy of the Jews and that Mika'il (Michael) is their friend." Al-Bukhari said, "Allah said,مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّجِبْرِيلَ(Whoever is an enemy of Jibril (let him die in his fury)). `Ikrimah said, "Jibr, Mik and Israf all mean, worshipper, while il means, Allah".

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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